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Course Content
Retrofit Logic for Existing Homes: From Rating to ROI Roadmap
A rating tells homeowners where they stand, not what to do next. Turn it into a plan they act on.
The adviser skill for existing homes. Read an existing-home assessment as a diagnosis, put numbers on the options with CAPEX, OPEX, payback and rebates, build a tiered retrofit roadmap that puts fabric first, then services, then solar, and present it so the homeowner can decide and come back for the next stage.
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4 modules, final quiz and certificate.
Introduction and objectives
Why existing homes are the bigger market, and why a rating on its own leaves the homeowner stuck.
The New Retrofit Landscape and the Advisory Gap
Explain the move from the Scorecard to NatHERS for existing homes, what the in-home assessment measures, and the adviser role it opens.
Reading the Home and the Economics of Retrofitting
Diagnose an existing home from its rating, and weigh each measure by CAPEX, OPEX, payback, rebates, comfort and health.
Building the Tiered Retrofit Roadmap
Sequence quick wins, the comfort retrofit and the deep retrofit into tiers, timed around disruption and renovation triggers.
Presenting the Roadmap and Advising the Homeowner
Present numbers a homeowner can act on, match the plan to goals, budget and stage of life, and avoid over-promising.
Key takeaways
From rating to roadmap to decision: the steps to use on your next existing-home enquiry.
Final quiz and certificate
Ten questions on assessments, retrofit economics, roadmaps and homeowner advice. Pass and the certificate goes straight into your dashboard.
Intermediate. For designers and advisers who already understand building fabric and energy ratings. Covers existing-home assessments, retrofit economics, tiered roadmaps and homeowner advice. It builds the adviser skill, not the assessor skill, and it is not financial advice. Rebates and program dates change often, so confirm them locally.
Written for the people homeowners ask what to fix first.
Architects
Renovation clients want lower bills and a warmer home, and need to know which upgrade to pay for first.
Building Designers
You design alterations and additions where the energy upgrade can ride on work already planned.
Home Energy Assessors
You hand over ratings, and homeowners ask what they should actually do next.
Building Surveyors
You see renovations where a voluntary energy upgrade meets the triggers for approval.
Licensed Builders
You carry out the upgrades and need them sequenced so no work is done twice.
Where this hour goes on your record.
National Standard of Competency for Architects (NSCA 2021) performance criteria this course aligns with:
Budget and timeframe against codes and objectives
Project budgets, cost planning and value
Building and environmental science in design
Energy, water and carbon over the lifecycle
Integrating sustainable environmental systems
| If you are | How it is recorded |
|---|---|
| A building designer | 1 CPD point in sustainable design and client advice. Your certificate, the learning outcomes, the module outline and your quiz result are kept in your dashboard, so you can show what you studied if your CPD is audited. |
| An architect | 1 formal CPD point. Aligned with NSCA 2021 performance criteria PC20, PC21, PC28, PC31 and PC33. |
| A home energy assessor, building surveyor or licensed builder | 1 hour of CPD on existing-home retrofit advice, recorded on your certificate for your professional body or state scheme. |
CPD On Demand is not a registered training organisation and courses are not accredited by any registration body. Each course is aligned with the relevant competency frameworks and gives you the records to evidence it. CPD rules differ by registration body and state, so check with yours if you are unsure.
Pairs well with.
Designing All-Electric Class 1a Homes
The electrification tier in depth: heat pumps, induction, solar and batteries.
Insulation Documentation That Gets Approved: What Reviewers Actually Look For
The comfort retrofit on paper: insulation specified and shown properly.
Beyond 7 Stars: Passive Design Tactics That Actually Work in NatHERS
The passive design moves that actually lift a rating.
Before you enrol.
Turn an existing-home rating into a roadmap homeowners act on, in one self-paced hour.
$99, 60 minutes, certificate on completion.